College tennis: FGCU men lose at No. 36 Florida State

The Florida Gulf Coast University men's tennis team lost its season-opener, 6-1, at No. 36 Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee.

Jordi Vives, ranked 66th nationally, picked up the lone victory for FGCU. Vives rallied to beat Dominic Cotrone at No. 1 singles. After dropping the first set 6-4, Vives broke Cotrone in the second and took that set 6-4. He won 10-5 in the tiebreak to extend his unbeaten streak to 10.

"Today was a good opportunity for us," FGCU coach C.J. Weber said. "We fought hard, and matches like this will teach us how to play sharper and more disciplined. FSU is very well coached and they played well."

Florida State (5-0) won the doubles point, although FGCU's Gabriel Echeverry and Lucas Vaz won at No. 3 doubles in a tiebreak.